State crime
Crimes committed by states or state institutions: political repression, torture, war crimes, genocide, often unprosecuted due to state power.
Real World
The International Criminal Court's indictment of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for genocide in Darfur illustrates how state power can enable mass atrocity and simultaneously shield perpetrators from domestic prosecution for years.
Exam Focus
Distinguish between state crimes defined by international law versus those defined by Green and Ward's human rights approach to score top AO2 marks.
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